The Institute is pleased to offer free science lessons for children, ages 6+, who are home schooled or in groups of fewer than 10 children. Reservations are required- instructions below. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

All programs consist of an interactive lesson in the 19th century lecture hall, real natural history specimens to touch, and a scavenger hunt in the museum gallery.

Skeletons

Friday, October 12, 2012

10:00 - 11:30 AM

A series of anatomical plates / by Jones Quain. Philadelphia : Carey and Hart, 1843.

Try to imagine not having a skeleton. You wouldn't be able to stand, sit, move, or do much of anything. Your skeleton provides support and protects your insides, but your bones do lots of other things too! Learn about your skeleton and how it compares to the skeletons of a variety of animals. Examine real skeletons and touch real bones! Then work on a scavenger hunt as you explore the Wagner's extenisve collection of skeletons - just in time for Halloween!